Daniel 5 · Verse 10

Daniel 5:10

Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
Daniel 5:10, King James Version

Daniel 5:10 in other translations

BSBHearing the outcry of the king and his nobles, the queen entered the banquet hall. “O king, may you live forever!” she said. “Do not let your thoughts terrify you, or your face grow pale.
WEBThe queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house. The queen spoke and said, “O king, live forever; don’t let your thoughts trouble you, nor let your face be changed.
ASVNow the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed.
YLTThe queen, on account of the words of the king and his great men, to the banquet-house hath come up. Answered hath the queen, and said, ‘O king, to the ages live; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor thy countenance be changed:
DARBY— The queen, by reason of the words of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet-house. The queen spoke and said, O king, live for ever! let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy countenance be changed.
BBEThe queen, because of the words of the king and his lords, came into the house of the feast: the queen made answer and said, O King, have life for ever; do not be troubled by your thoughts or let the colour go from your face:
WebsterNow the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spoke and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

What does Daniel 5:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. queen--the queen mother, or grandmother, Nitocris, had not been present till now. She was wife either of Nebuchadnezzar or of Evil merodach; hence her acquaintance with the services of Daniel. She completed the great works which the former had begun. Hence Herodotus attributes them to her alone. This accounts for the deference paid to her by Belshazzar. (See on Da 4:36). Compare similar rank given to the queen mother among the Hebrews (1Ki 15:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The queen - came - This is generally allowed to have been the widow of Nebuchadnezzar; if so, she was the queen Amiyt, daughter of Astyages, sister of Darius the Mede, and aunt of Cyrus, according to Polyhistor, cited by Cedrenus. See Calmet. Others think that Nitocris was the person who is said to be queen when Cyrus took the city; and is stated to have been a lady of eminent wisdom and discretion, and to have had the chief direction of the public affairs. She was the mother of Labynithus; and, if this be the same as Belshazzar, she must be the person here introduced.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 5:10-17
Daniel was forgotten at court; he lived privately, and was then ninety years of age. Many consult servants of God on curious questions, or to explain difficult subjects, but without asking the way of salvation, or the path of duty. Daniel slighted the offer of reward. He spoke to Belshazzar as to a condemned criminal. We should despise all the gifts and rewards this world can give, did we see, as we may by faith, its end hastening on; but let us do our duty in the world, and do it all the real service we can.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Daniel 5:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַלְכְּתָ֕אmal.ke.Ta'queen theH4433
לָקֳבֵ֨לlo.ko.Vel<to> beforeH6903
מִלֵּ֤יmi.Lei[the] words ofH4406
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king theH4430
וְרַבְרְבָנ֔וֹהִיve.rav.re.va.No.hiand nobles hisH7261
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1005
מִשְׁתְּיָ֖אmish.te.Ya'feast theH4961
עַלַּ֑תa.la.latshe went inH5954
עֲנָ֨ת'a.Natshe repliedH6032
מַלְכְּתָ֜אmal.ke.Ta'queen theH4433
וַאֲמֶ֗רֶתva.'a.Me.retand she saidH560
מַלְכָּא֙mal.Ka'king OH4430
לְעָלְמִ֣יןle.'al.Minfor everH5957
חֱיִ֔יche.Yilive!H2418
אַֽל\־'al-may notH409
יְבַהֲלוּךְ֙ye.va.ha.luKhthey alarm youH927
רַעְיוֹנָ֔ךְra'.yo.Nakhthought[s] yourH7476
וְזִיוָ֖יךְve.zi.Vaikhand brightness<es> yourH2122
אַל\־'al-may notH409
יִשְׁתַּנּֽוֹ\׃yish.ta.Nothey be changedH8133

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 5:10

  • Daniel 3:9

    They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.

  • Daniel 2:4

    Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

  • Daniel 6:6

    Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

  • Daniel 6:21

    Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

  • Genesis 35:17-18

    And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

  • Job 13:4

    But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

  • 1 Samuel 4:20-22

    And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

  • Job 21:34

    How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

  • 1 Kings 1:31

    Then Bath–sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the queen.This was probably Nitocris, the queen-mother, widow of Evil-merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, and father of Belshazzar.
O king.
2:4; 3:9; 6:6,21; 1Ki 1:31
let not.
Ge 35:17,18; 1Sa 4:20-22; Job 13:4; 21:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Daniel 5:9

    Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.

  • Daniel 5:10

    Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

  • Daniel 5:11

    There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;

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Daniel 5:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		La reina, por las palabras del rey y de sus príncipes, entró á la sala del banquete. Y habló la reina, y dijo: Rey, para siempre vive, no te asombren tus pensamientos, ni tus colores se demuden:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		La reine, à cause des paroles du roi et de ses grands, entra dans la maison du festin. La reine prit la parole et dit: Ô roi, vis à jamais! Que tes pensées ne te troublent pas, et ne change pas de couleur:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Infolge der Worte des Königs und seiner Gewaltigen trat die Königin in das Haus des Gelages. Die Königin hob an und sprach: O König, lebe ewiglich! laß deine Gedanken dich nicht ängstigen und deine Gesichtsfarbe sich nicht verändern!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Regina autem pro re, quæ acciderat regi et optimatibus ejus, domum convivii ingressa est: et proloquens ait: Rex, in æternum vive! non te conturbent cogitationes tuæ, neque facies tua immutetur.